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Retiring—and need a path that respects the math

The Silver Tsunami is a demographic fact. When family is not taking over, the right structure can keep a deal moving without a traditional success fee consuming equity at the closing table.

We help you advertise your business to buyers. We are not your broker and we do not give tax or legal advice. Talk to your own lawyer and accountant for your situation.

Questions we hear

Do you replace my CPA?
No. We are a listing platform only.
What is installment-sale education?
Some seller-financed exits use installment reporting concepts—your advisor confirms eligibility and real outcomes.
Broker fee estimate

A quick “what if” using your sale price and a broker’s percent. Not a quote for your deal.

We help you advertise your business to buyers. We are not your broker and we do not give tax or legal advice. Talk to your own lawyer and accountant for your situation.

Your numbers

$

Round numbers are fine.

10%

Lots of deals use something like 8–12%.

What that can mean

Sale price

$500,000

Broker fee at 10%

$50,000

Rough idea of what that percent costs on this sale price.

Left after that fee

$450,000

Sale price minus that broker slice. Doesn’t include other closing costs.

Listing here on the free tier means you’re not paying us a broker fee like this—but you could still have other costs in a real closing.

Tax timing (simple example)

Compare tax in year one if everything counts at once vs spread across several years. Example only—not your real tax. Ask your CPA.

We help you advertise your business to buyers. We are not your broker and we do not give tax or legal advice. Talk to your own lawyer and accountant for your situation.

Your example

$
5
20%

One simple percent for the whole example. Real life is messier (brackets, state taxes, and more).

With the same rate in this toy example, the total tax over all years matches. What changes is when you’d pay—more in year one if it’s all at once, less each year if you spread it.

Results

Tax in year one (all at once)

$40,000

All of the profit counted in year one.

Tax in year one (spread out)

$8,000

1/5 of the profit × 20% in this example.

Total tax (all at once path)

$40,000

Total tax (spread path)

$40,000

Your real return can look very different. This is just a conversation starter.

Picture by year

Bars show when profit is counted in this made-up example—not a real tax bill.

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